Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

16.8° C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	170	204	167	167	395	1033	987	395	319	342	619	408	284	351	351	348	301	301	294	294	300	250	205	163
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:05PM1.79m				2:19AM1.88m					3:05PM1.83m				3:19AM1.88m				4:07PM1.91m				4:21AM1.91m
Low Tide	7:51AM0.31m				8:11PM0.47m				8:46AM0.28m					9:12PM0.46m				9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	12	13	12	10	10	10	10	12	13	11	11	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	8	5	6	5	3	4	4	4	6	8	6	8	7	7	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 14	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	170	204	167	167	4	547	574	395	319	342	307	334	284	351	351	348	301	301	294	294	300	250	205	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	3	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 14	N 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	N 12	N 13	N 12	—	—	N 12	—	N 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	3	3	3	—	—	3	—	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	S 3	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SE 9	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	5	57	120	395	1033	987	7	12	7	619	408	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sandy Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pataua Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	59	60	384	109	61	59	57	22	59	59	59	3	3	3	3	3	43	90	59	59	59	59	59
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay		Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay	Taronui Bay	Taipa Bay	Pataua	Tapuaetahi	Taronui Bay	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Box	The Ledge	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	5	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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